The Nigerian sanitation economy: possibilities and challenges
Peter Cookey and Mayowa Abiodun consider the potential for sanitation to improve health, the environment and the economy in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Sanitation Economy could...
Climate smart utilities and the pipe to power push
Climate change demands that utilities do more on mitigation, with a push to carbon neutrality, and on adaptation. As IWA launches its Climate Smart Utilities...
Challenges for implementing and maintaining wastewater treatment in LMIC
Wastewater expert and IWA Global Water Award 2021 winner Marcos von Sperling offers advice on providing new treatment in low- and middle-income countries, and...
Indian insights for the drive to decentralisation
IWA Women in Water Award winner Nafisa Barot looks back on the early experiences of setting up an NGO in India and at how...
Decoding the DNA of wastewater
Per Nielsen’s research is unlocking the identity of microbial life in activated sludge and shows that understanding the functions of different bacteria can greatly optimise the...
Rwanda: hosting the dialogue on water and development
With registration now open for IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda, in December, Programme Committee chair Doulaye Kone explains why...
Muddied waters: what will a new President do for US infrastructure?
President Obama just prioritised water efficiency, while those seeking his job confront high costs–and higher risks by doing nothing–when facing ageing infrastructure. Laura Turley...
RESCCUE: a European model for urban climate change resilience planning
Many cities are working towards resilience to better cope with shocks such as those caused by climate change. Marc Velasco, Beniamino Russo, Montse Martínez,...
How do international events help the next generation of advocates for water change?
Views from a panel involved with IWA’s Young Water Professionals/Emerging Water Leaders events and activities. How can international events help shape thinking at the national...
The service benefits of strategic asset management
Faced with a need to optimise investment, strategic asset management can help utilities achieve greater flexibility in their services. Jac van Tuijn spoke to...
FEATURED STORY
How sewage surveillance lit Hong Kong’s pandemic path
Dr Samuel HK Chui explains how using wastewater surveillance in Hong Kong to help manage the spread of COVID-19 was like driving with the...
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UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
